Source: European Parliament
The General Court has ordered the Commission to pay the legal costs of this court case. Since these costs have not yet been liquidated, it is not possible to quantify the legal costs at this stage.
Concerning other costs related to the legal representation of the Commission, no fees or other disbursements for external lawyers have been incurred.
As in similar judicial cases concerning administrative decisions taken by the Commission and challenged before EU Courts, no external lawyers were hired.
The agents representing the Commission in this case are staff members of its Legal Service. Since it is part of the official duties of the staff members of the Commission’s Legal Service to represent the institution in those judicial proceedings, no separate invoice of work hours or costs can be determined for this particular case.